AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoMarkets Turn Risk-On: Australia’s ASX 200 jumped 1.17% to 8,604.7 as bargain hunters stepped in and ceasefire hopes eased pressure. Steel Value Play: ArcelorMittal priced a secondary sell-down of ~23.9m Vallourec shares (10% stake) for about US$667m, with proceeds earmarked for buybacks while it keeps ~17.3% and a board seat. Mining Finance & Deals: Challenger Gold raised US$85m and released a PFS for Argentina’s Hualilan, targeting 1.84Moz gold equivalent over 14.25 years; Castle Minerals struck a binding deal for a 90% interest in Côte d’Ivoire’s Nielle gold project. Ghana Bullion Push: Ghana plans to negotiate industrial miners to sell 30% of annual output to the central bank in dore form to rebuild reserves. Project Progress: Harmony says its Eva copper project cleared a key environmental authority amendment milestone (May 15) and remains on schedule. Regulatory Pressure: Nevada battery recycler ABTC reported scaling gains, while Ghana’s mining-rights transfer fight and forced-labour allegations in Guyana kept enforcement in the spotlight.
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